Osage民族经过17年的努力,重新控制了圣路易斯最古老的人造结构Sugarloaf Mound。 The Osage Nation has regained control of Sugarloaf Mound, St. Louis’ oldest human-made structure, after a 17-year effort.

Osage Nation已经完成了圣路易斯的Sugarloaf Mound的重新购置工作,这是该市最古老的人造结构,也是在公元600年到1200年之间建造的最后一块美洲原住民土丘。 The Osage Nation has completed the reacquisition of Sugarloaf Mound in St. Louis, the city’s oldest human-made structure and last remaining Native American mound, built between A.D. 600 and 1200. 经过2008年开始的17年努力之后,该部落现在完全控制了该遗址,该遗址是历史性的“圣城”区域的一部分,具有深刻的文化和精神意义。 After a 17-year effort beginning in 2008, the tribe now fully controls the site, which was part of the historic “Mound City” region and holds deep cultural and spiritual significance. 自1984年以来列入历史遗址国家登记册的土丘据信是伍德兰或密西西比时期的墓地或平台丘。 The mound, listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1984, is believed to be a burial or platform mound from the Woodland or Mississippian period. Osage Nation计划稳定土丘,拆除剩余的结构,并建立一个解释中心,与公众分享Osage历史和遗产。 The Osage Nation plans to stabilize the mound, remove remaining structures, and build an interpretive center to share Osage history and heritage with the public.